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INSTRUMENTATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of providing or using the instruments needed for some implementation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("instrumentation" is a kind of...):
effectuation; implementation (the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect)
Derivation:
instrument (equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments
Synonyms:
instrumentation; orchestration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("instrumentation" is a kind of...):
arrangement; arranging; transcription (the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music)
Derivation:
instrument (write an instrumental score for)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
Synonyms:
instrumentality; instrumentation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("instrumentation" is a kind of...):
artefact; artifact (a man-made object taken as a whole)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "instrumentation"):
ceramic (an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures)
connecter; connection; connective; connector; connexion (an instrumentality that connects)
container (any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another))
conveyance; transport (something that serves as a means of transportation)
device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
equipment (an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service)
furnishing ((usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable)
hardware; ironware (instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal)
implement (instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end)
means (an instrumentality for accomplishing some end)
system (instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity)
toilet articles; toiletry (artifacts used in making your toilet (washing and taking care of your body))
arms; implements of war; munition; weaponry; weapons system (weapons considered collectively)
medium (a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information)
Derivation:
instrument (equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The instruments called for in a musical score or arrangement for a band or orchestra
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("instrumentation" is a kind of...):
arrangement; musical arrangement (a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments)
